Actor Jerry Orbach, long time star of the "Law & Order TV series, died from prostate cancer yesterday; he was 69.  He first made his name on Broadway, winning a Tony for "Promises, Promises."  He was also in the original cast of "Chicago" and "42nd Street."

I have also long been a fan of the John Sanford "Prey" books.  For some reason, I always pictured the main character of Lucas Davenport from that series with the personality and demeanor of Jerry Orbach's "Lennie Driscol" of "Law & Order", but of course his looks were more like Chris Noth's "Mike Logan" also from "Law & Order."